Commentary

In this contribution to the 2010 commemorative anthology commissioned by the Australian Consulate-General to Nouméa, Army Visiting Fellow Nick Floyd provides the historical military and strategic context to the eventful start of diplomatic relations between New Caledonia and Australia.Throughout

Fergus Hanson wrote for ISN Insights on 26 October that China’s increasingly active role in providing aid in the Pacific is a reminder of the scope of its global ambitions, but why is China so interested in the region, and how does it fit into the wider picture of its development assistance

Lowy Institute Director of Studies Andrew Shearer was interviewed for The Monocle on Australia's ambitious defence spending plans.The interview can be heard at: http://www.monocle.com/the-monocle-weekly/edition76.aspxThe Monocle, Edition 76, 24 October 2010

In an opinion piece in The Australian's Defence Special Report, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Hugh White suggests a new process to develop a decent defence policy.The Australian, Defence Special Report, 23 October 2010, p. 2

In an opinion piece in The Age, James Brown, a military associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security program, argues that the West must be patient, that the new strategy in Afghanistan has barely had time to start working.The Age, 19 October 2010, p. 13

In an Economic Briefing in The Australian Financial Review, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Stpehen Grenville writes that there is a middle path away from export dependence.Australian Financial Review, 11 October 2010, p. 23

In his column in the new journal American Review, Lowy Institute Program Director for International Security Rory Medcalf surveys new research on strategic issues in US and other global think tanks. In the May-October 2010 issue, he looks at recent work by the Center for a New American Security, the

In this op-ed in The Weekend Australian, Lowy Institute India specialist Rory Medcalf argues that the fiasco around Commonwealth Games preparations might just have a long-term payoff for India if it strengthens internal forces seeking to reduce corruption and complacency in the way the nation is run

In an article in The Daily Beast, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, writes that President Obama’s foreign policy bears the traces of his time as a community organiser in Chicago. This piece was republished on The Drum on 23 September 2010 at http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/

In an opinion piece in The Weekend Australian, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, argues that Australian foreign policy during Labor's first term was successful by historical standards.The Australian, 18 September 2010

In an Economic Briefing in The Australian Financial Review, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Stephen Grenville writes that Asia must curb excessive capital inflows.Australian Financial Review, 13 September 2010, p. 25

The return of geo-economics makes the case that our international environment has become one that is marked by an increasingly dense entanglement of issues involving international economics, national security and foreign policy. Geo-economics was born in 1990, inspired by the idea of strategic

Mark Thirlwell, Program Director International Economy, published an article in The Canberra Times on the complexities of economic forecasting. The article is based on a longer paper in the Lowy Institute's Perspectives series, 'Our consensus future: the lay of the land in 2025'.Canberra Times, 11

Mr Peter Baxter, Director-General, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) commences discussions at the Lowy Institute hosted conference Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which took place 16

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Wesley writes that there is one Asian country whose rise will change our world dramatically: Indonesia. Sydney Morning Herald, 4 September 2010, p. 9

India needs to stay cool in the face of diplomatic and security provocations by China, argues International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf in this opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal. Through development, deterrence and diplomacy New Delhi can be prepared for looming rivalry.The Wall

In this piece for the International Relations and Security Network, Fergus Hanson discusses the challenges Australia confronts in building close ties with its most important neighbour, Indonesia.The article in available online here

Despite repeated evidence of failure to forecast, there is a surprisingly strong consensus regarding the most likely future shape of the world economy. This paper describes this ‘consensus future’ and reviews some of the key building blocks, sketching out a possible picture of the world economy

Fergus Hanson, Research Fellow and Director of the Lowy Poll project, in an article for the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) Security Watch, writes that a lively election campaign has barely touched upon Australia's increasingly important and complex foreign relations.ISN Security

Lowy Institute Research Fellow Fergus Hanson published an article in the recent publication 'Business advantage Pacific Islands 2010/11" on China's growing relations with Pacific countries

The Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project is releasing a new publication series, ‘Strategic Snapshots’. The first Snapshot, Cheonan Choices, by Andrew Shearer and Malcolm Cook, highlights the strategic implications of North Korea’s sinking of the South Korean warship

Michael Fullilove examines Alexander Downer's attack on Kevin Rudd in the context of his role as UN special adviser on CyprusSydney Morning Herald, 3 August 2010, p 4

In an opinion piece published on Caixin Online, Andrew Shearer argues that the concept of an Asia Pacific Community as proposed by Kevin Rudd is now defunct, but that Australia has a strong record of institution-building in Asia which should be continued.Caixin Online, 20 July 2010

In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Andrew Shearer, Director of Studies and Senior Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute, argues that India's snub of John Howard for the International Cricket Council clearly goes against the spirit of the game.Wall Street Journal, 3 July 2010